ARCO — University of Idaho Extension educator David Callister’s Monday morning routine from mid-June through mid-September entails visiting four area seed potato fields and transferring bugs from ...

Potatoes don't just magically happen. Good ones, Idaho-grown ones at least, are raised with love, care, and mad skills in science! They are the fourth most important crop in the world and a massive ...

University of Idaho Extension researchers this year documented an increase in aphids in the state’s southeast. And pressure from the tiny winged insects, which can spread Potato Virus Y, arrived ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — The University of Idaho’s Seed Potato Germplasm Program has started to operate a new cryopreservation unit in which liquid nitrogen vapor freezes seed potato tissue for long-term ...

Idaho is known for its golden potatoes. The state has long embraced the crop with potato-themed food, drinks and candy; a potato hotel and museum; and a potato-esque mascot — called Spuddy Buddy — ...

Cryopreservation that uses liquid nitrogen vapor to freeze plant tissue for long-term storage is planned at the University of Idaho Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory. The lab, which UI opened on its ...

Several studies have shown applying mineral oil is an economically and environmentally sustainable way for seed potato growers to prevent the transmission of potato virus Y (PVY), yet it’s not a ...

Here we are in West Texas, the land of extremes in geography and temperatures, and we can grow potatoes. Mostly because potatoes aren’t too fussy as to their medium. They grow wherever they are ...

HAMMETT, Idaho — Idaho’s iconic potatoes are facing a decline in demand, leading to fewer acres planted across the state and forcing local farmers to adapt. Nick Blanksma, whose family has farmed in ...